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I suspect the reason they stick to 5.1 is because that's what LuaJIT supports.
by sicher 7y ago
I suspect the reason they stick to 5.1 is because that's what LuaJIT supports.
- xvilka 7y agoLuaJIT basically dead, it's like if PyPy would forever stuck just to Python 2 support.
- petre 7y agoNot dead, just mature. Also has a fork and it's used in other projects. https://github.com/raptorjit/raptorjit https://github.com/raptorjit/raptorjit Which makes it a very good pick for NeoVim. It basically means that the plugins are basically supported forever without the JIT being a moving target. NeoVim also supports Vimscript as an alternative.
- ashkankiani 7y agoWithout Mike Pall, it won't be progressing as quickly, but it's definitely not dead. It can still fill a niche as a best in class embedded language thanks to its amazing JIT. It's used in Redis, mpv, neovim, and a lot of other very popular software projects. However, I'm hoping to learn more about the internals of the JIT to see if I can take up some of the effort in progressing it. I have a very deep interest in Luajit for some reason. As long as people like me exist, it's not dead.